Like a year ago, after three days of racing, Mark Cavendish proved once again he was the master of bunched sprints. In Mesaieed like in Al Gharafa last year, the Manx Missile powered to stage victory beating Markus and Kruopis to the line. After a day controlled by the sprinters' teams, decision was made on the final straight. The Golden Jersey remains on the shoulders of USA's Brent Bookwalter.